Planetary hours
in Cuenca.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 06:55
- 2☽︎ Moon06:55 – 07:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 08:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 09:58
- 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 10:59
- 6☉︎ Sun10:59 – 12:00
- 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 13:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 14:02
- 9☽︎ Moon14:02 – 15:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 16:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 17:05
- 12♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:05
- 2♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 21:03
- 4☽︎ Moon21:03 – 22:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 23:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:59
- 8☉︎ Sun00:59 – 01:58
- 9♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:56
- 11☽︎ Moon03:56 – 04:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cuenca?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 12h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 11h 49m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:55 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.